The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-12-31
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"A. NJ Allen, of Philadelphia, spent Christ
mas with friends hero.
Miss Minnie W. Myers is sojournng with
Fullerton friends and relatives this week.
Mr.. William Meredith and wife, Of Phils
delphia, are spending the holidays in town.
Miss A. c. Miller who has been at Bingham
ton, N. ", for the past three months, Is home on
a visit
Our popular young merchant Aaron f. Sny
der, circulated in the upper end OF the county
several days this week.
"A young daughter OF August Oswald died on
Friday and was buried Tuesday afternoon. The
parents have our sympathy.
e. II. Yundt and wife, OF White Haven, and
J. II Handwerk and wife, of Mauch Chunk. spent
Christmas day with Francis Yundt and family.
John Rehrlg, of-the Franklin House, butch
cred two porkers on Tuesday, weighing respec
lively fve hundred and four hundred and fltty
pounds.
1t is reported that John T. Weller, OF Allen
town, Is negotiating with Sheriff Koons for the
purchase OF the Franklin House. $1,000 is the
amount wanted.
Andrew Graver respectfully calls your atten
tion to his large, new stock OF boots and shoes
dry goods. groceries, etc., which he is selling al
marvelousy low figures.
The Christmas services In the Evangelical
church, Saturday evening, were unusually in
terestlng, and especially worthy OF notice was
the fine acting of the "llttle soldiers"
All who had the pleasure of seeing the Christ
mas tree trimmed by Mrs. Frank Reed, pro
nounce 1t the most beautiful they have ever seen
1t Is indeed artstlcally arranged and reflect.
much credit on that lady.
The cornet band treated Mrs. Reuben Rotf
to delightful musical serenade Friday evening
in honor Of her fifty-Hfth birthday. II is the
"Strollers" wish that she may live to enjoy
many more such pleasant occasions.
Constable Levan, of Franklin township. ar
rested Harry Russell at Williamsport, Pa, one
day last week. Russell, during ghisresldence hert
it appears, loved not wisely but too well. In de
fault of bail he was confined in the county jail.
Ora Dreisbach while coasting on the hill IL
the rear OF the Franklin House, Monday, raj
into passing team, and but for the drivers
presence Of mind might have been seriously 1
not fatally hurt Parents should stop this dan
gerons pastlme.
-watch-night services in the Evangelical
church on Saturday evening, preaching com
mences at 300 O'Clock sharp. You are all cor
the following Monday, when IL is hoped that al
who walk In the way OF sin will repent.
An election for officers In the Lutheran ant
Reformed Sunday school last Sabbath, resulted
as follows: Superintendent, A. A. Beltz; assist
ant superintendent, Charles Arner; secretary
Fl. c. Trapp; treasurer, P. J. Kistler; organist
Miss Ella Rapp; librarian, Miss Hattie Markley
AT a recent meeting OF the Knights of Honor
NJ o1a Nal
Past dictator. H. P. Levan dictator, John s
Miller; assistant dictator, H. H. Musseman
vice-dictator, J. II. Nothstein; guide, TilghmaI
Markley; chaplain, w. II. Whitehead; reporter
I. F. Arner; financial reporter, j. F. Snyder
treasurer, Reuben Musselman; guardian, G. H
MacDaniel; sentry, Con. Heptner; trustees, H
H. Musselman, H. A. Guth, Con. Heptner, Tn,
order numbers about thirty-eight members il
good standing and is In a first-class condition.
MIR. STROLLER: You have kept your pei
busy lately about us girls, and you've poked you
ugly, Gr8co-Roman nose into everybody's buSi
| ness. 1t makes me tired. viii you please tel
and then we could try and live more in accord
| ance with your views. Please define osculato
| Pm terribly anxious about It, Miss ID. S.
Miss D. s. will find the "Stroller's" model in
respectable, well-bred and intelligent lady, on
| In whom Is embodied the elments Of truth, vii
tue, benevolence, amiability, sincerity and fea
OF God. Can our fair correspondent imagine hoy
such a lady would act? II she can, then she ha
the ''Stroller's" views of how girls should cor
duct themselves. AS to the distasteful epithet
heaped upon us by our correspondent we wi
not murmur If our humble efforts be conduciv
OF good results. The latter query convinces u
that Miss D. S. is one of the "cute girls OF tn
PERIOD" tending more to frlvolity than to chri'
tian thought or action, and we would direct he
to the Bible as the source from whence all huma
enlightenment emanates.